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Overview

The SAT2IDEADP SATA to IDE hard drive adapter enables you to use your 2.5-inch/3.5-inch IDE-based (PATA) hard drives in most StarTech.com SATA-based HDD docking stations and drive duplicators. The SATA-IDE adapter features all-metal construction that ensures maximum durability, and is fully compatible with IDE hard drives up to ATA-133 (133MBps).

The unique mounting style of the SATA/IDE adapter enables it to be easily mounted to an IDE/ATA hard drive, and inserted into a SATA hard drive dock bay, for quick and easy retrieval of data from older HDDs. The adapter can also be used to install IDE hard drives into SATA-only desktop computers, or any other scenario that requires an IDE hard drive to be connected through Serial ATA.

The SAT2IDEADP hard drive adapter works with most StarTech.com SATA HDD Docking Stations and Duplicators, including:

SATDOCK2REU3

SDOCK2U33

SDOCKU33EBV

UNIDOCKU33

SATADOCK22UE

SATDOCK2UEGB

SATDOCK22RE

SATDOCK22R

SATDOCKU3S

SATADOCKU2

SATADOCKU2E

SATDOCK4U2E

SATDOCK4U3E

SATDOCKCRH

SATDOCKU3E

SATDOCKU2EGB

SATDOCKU2GB

Backed by 2-year warranty and free, lifetime technical support.

The StarTech.com Advantage

Unique design allows any 2.5/3.5in IDE hard drive to be used and inserted (upright) into a SATA HDD docking station or duplicator drive bay

Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support

Applications

Use old IDE/PATA hard drives in a SATA hard drive docking station

Install an IDE/PATA hard drive into a computer with only SATA ports

Easily recover data from a 2.5in (laptop) IDE hard drive, by connecting it to a SATA-enabled computer or docking station

Technicians who are required to work with a wide variety of old and new technologies

If you are unable to detect your IDE (PATA) drive using a StarTech.com product, you may need to change the jumper settings on your drive. The jumpers switch the drive between Master,Slave, and Cable Select for most drives. A jumper is a small plastic piece that slides on top of two pins to electrically short them together.

When it does not mention what IDE drive configuration is required or if there is only one drive in the setup, the drive should be configured as Master. If Master is not working, try using the drive in Cable Select.

There is no standard position for the jumpers on IDE drives. On some drives, the jumper diagram is on the label that is on the top of the drive. On other drives, there are markings on the circuit board for CS, MA, and SL, which means a jumper shorts the pins vertically in that position. For more information, refer to the documentation provided by the manufacturer.